Sid Meier’s Pirates

Sid Meier’s Pirates is a revamped version of a pirate-themed MMORPG of the same name which centers around a young pirate’s struggles in order to become the king of the Caribbean.

Overview:

Its storyline runs as follows: Years ago, you escaped from an evil Spanish nobleman who imprisoned your merchant family and murdered them without mercy. Driven by your avenging spirit, you take up the profession as a pirate and kick off your dangerous yet exciting voyage.

The selling point of the game is that you are given a chance to experience adventures as an outlawed pirate. Take the helm of a pirate ship, set sail across the Caribbean, plunder other ships for resources, and trade your loots in markets and ports! The journey to take revenge on your blood feud is also a journey to amass fortune and get rich.

To emerge victorious in all confrontations, you have to master your skills, ranging from sword fighting to spell casting. Those skills can be selected at the beginning of the game, which also determines your development path in following quests.
The strategic elements of Sid Meier’s Pirates lie in that you have to allocate your attention and energy to all sectors of the game, including battles, politics, equipment etc, in order to achieve a well-balanced yet mutual complementary development. For example, as you become richer, you can allocate a portion of your wealth to recruit more crews and workers. But more people mean more stress on resources, so you’d better balance them well.